It's midnight. I don't want to have a big meal. I don't want anything heavy. And I don't want to spend a lot of time prepping. Here is a quick, hot snack for those late at night meals that taste good and don't take much time to prep and make.

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We deliberately chose to NOT look at any houses until we went through pre-approval. There are different paths you can take to buying a house. We started with our finances. Pre-approval should be the first step. This is how we did it and within 6 months we bought a house...

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Me and Stacey walked through a great house in a good neighborhood. It was a split plan, big yard, 2-car garage and tiled floor throughout. It checked all the boxes. But there was a huge downside...

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Buying a house with a pool is a mistake. Pools have small upside and huge downside. Let me explain...

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We just saw the most dreaded word on the Realtor listing - Pending. The house we really liked is now pending and we didn't make it happen...

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There was no easy way that I could find to plot multiple locations on the same map. But I found a feature in Google Maps for how to plot multiple locations on one map. Here is how..

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Full 6-part series on how to prepare during a pandemic outbreak.

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It is better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it.

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You must store up on medicine, first aid essentials and supplements to keep your immune system strong.

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Pets are family and must be prepped for as such.

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Food should be split into 2 categories. Perishable and non-perishable.

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On a Sunday night around 1 am I walked into Wal-Mart and saw these N95 Masks sitting on the counter. The boxes seemed like they were damaged during unpacking but the masks were in perfect condition.

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Coronavirus has reached a tipping point.

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It's one of my favorite meals to cook as it requires almost no prep. Just some olive oil, salt, pepper and a 90 minute wait.

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Bringing you the "Stalex House Roundup Volume #1"! Here are some things you may have missed, things we did, ate, thought, dominated and got dominated by over the last few weeks...

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Not only do they taste good, they are extremely healthy and are packed with protein, vitamins and essential minerals in just one mix.

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The following are notes I took are from Chapter 6: The Nuts and Bolts of Financing Your Home in "100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask" by Ilyce R. Glink.

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First step in the home buying process is to get financing. You can't buy a house unless you qualify for a home loan. Here are 6 articles I read and recommend...

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I bought five books to get us started on the home buying journey.

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Vertical blinds are one of the shittiest designs to have been created.

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Buying a house is overwhelming to me. So much information. So many steps to get to the finish line. Where do we begin?

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Once a month we take a trip over the Skyway Bridge to have lunch and coffee at Mazzaros.

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Here is how we quickly replaced the old rope with new rope on a cat tree.

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Welcome to Stalex House. Website/blog dedicated to sharing our story of buying, owning and living in a Florida home.

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